Tiddlywinks Centre
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sheffield for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021. Open since 2005, with 65 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Sheffield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sheffield from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
S2 3WPWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 25 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have fun and their days at the nursery are busy. They are enthusiastic, energetic learners, who enjoy exploring and investigating. Staff at the nursery follow the interests of children. They adopt approaches that develop and instil a love of learning. Overall, children's individual learning needs are met with each child following a personalised and tailor-made day full of activities. Children enjoy role-play experiences, such as being construction workers, hairdressers, and dinosaur egg hatchers, which help to support many aspects of their learning. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, feel safe, happy and confident. They take advantage of the garden space and enjoy the various areas that promote their learning and development. Often, activities explored by children continue between the indoor and outdoor environments. For example, seeing a squirrel in the garden leads to autumn discoveries in a curiosity tray indoors.
Children are confident to welcome visitors to their nursery. They happily share their experiences and want to draw them into their play. Children clearly understand the high expectations staff have of their behaviour. They are polite, helpful and kind.
Children understand the need to take turns and share. They are praised for their efforts and behaviour, and this contributes to their confidence and self-worth.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use more effective methods of planning and teaching, in particular questioning techniques, so that the children's communication and language can be developed to a higher level n develop more strategies that allow children to become even more independent in what they can do and achieve for themselves.
- 25 October 2021Good
- 9 July 2015Good
- 11 October 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiddlywinks Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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